sjukskriva

Swedish

Etymology

From sjuk (“sick”) +‎ skriva (“write”).

Verb

sjukskriva (present sjukskriver, preterite sjukskrev, supine sjukskrivit, imperative sjukskriv)

  1. to report being sick, which limits the opportunity to work or to study; to be on sick leave
    Jag sjukskrev mig på grund av att jag hade influensa.
    I called in sick because I had the flu.
  2. to certify that someone is ill
    Han blev sjukskriven av läkarintyg.
    He was put on sick leave by the doctor's certificate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sjukskriva (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive sjukskriva sjukskrivas
supine sjukskrivit sjukskrivits
imperative sjukskriv —
imper. plural1 sjukskriven —
present past present past
indicative sjukskriver sjukskrev sjukskrivs, sjukskrives sjukskrevs
ind. plural1 sjukskriva sjukskrevo sjukskrivas sjukskrevos
subjunctive2 sjukskrive sjukskreve sjukskrives sjukskreves
present participle sjukskrivande
past participle sjukskriven

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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